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.TH "AGE\-KEYGEN" "1" "June 2024" ""
.SH "NAME"
\fBage\-keygen\fR \- generate age(1) key pairs
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
\fBage\-keygen\fR [\fB\-o\fR \fIOUTPUT\fR]
.br
\fBage\-keygen\fR \fB\-y\fR [\fB\-o\fR \fIOUTPUT\fR] [\fIINPUT\fR]
.br
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
\fBage\-keygen\fR generates a new native age(1) key pair, and outputs the identity to standard output or to the \fIOUTPUT\fR file\. The output includes the public key and the current time as comments\.
.P
If the output is not going to a terminal, \fBage\-keygen\fR prints the public key to standard error\.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.TP
\fB\-o\fR, \fB\-\-output\fR=\fIOUTPUT\fR
Write the identity to \fIOUTPUT\fR instead of standard output\.
.IP
If \fIOUTPUT\fR already exists, it is not overwritten\.
.TP
\fB\-y\fR
Read an identity file from \fIINPUT\fR or from standard input and output the corresponding recipient(s), one per line, with no comments\.
.TP
\fB\-\-version\fR
Print the version and exit\.
.SH "EXAMPLES"
Generate a new identity:
.IP "" 4
.nf
$ age\-keygen
# created: 2021\-01\-02T15:30:45+01:00
# public key: age1lvyvwawkr0mcnnnncaghunadrqkmuf9e6507x9y920xxpp866cnql7dp2z
AGE\-SECRET\-KEY\-1N9JEPW6DWJ0ZQUDX63F5A03GX8QUW7PXDE39N8UYF82VZ9PC8UFS3M7XA9
.fi
.IP "" 0
.P
Write a new identity to \fBkey\.txt\fR:
.IP "" 4
.nf
$ age\-keygen \-o key\.txt
Public key: age1ql3z7hjy54pw3hyww5ayyfg7zqgvc7w3j2elw8zmrj2kg5sfn9aqmcac8p
.fi
.IP "" 0
.P
Convert an identity to a recipient:
.IP "" 4
.nf
$ age\-keygen \-y key\.txt
age1ql3z7hjy54pw3hyww5ayyfg7zqgvc7w3j2elw8zmrj2kg5sfn9aqmcac8p
.fi
.IP "" 0
.SH "SEE ALSO"
age(1)
.SH "AUTHORS"
Filippo Valsorda \fIage@filippo\.io\fR
